How dark is the sky in Gulfport, MS?

Gulfport's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Gulfport's sky is brighter than 33.1% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

The nearest darker sky to Gulfport

Bay St. Louis, MS, about 19 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Gulfport. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

Bay St. Louis, MS is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Gulfport against the rest of the dataset

About 74,621 people live in Gulfport, MS, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Gulfport ranks 1,055 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.